On Tuesday, Governor Gavin Newsom handily defeated the effort to recall him from his gubernatorial post with over 60 percent of voters voting to reject the attempt to remove him from office. With his post retained, Governor Newsom shifted his focus to the state’s business, including acting on measures sent to his desk by the…
Read More »This evening, the California Legislature reached the end of the first year of its two-year legislative session. Lawmakers spent the week in floor sessions only, working to advance measures to the desk of Governor Gavin Newsom. This week additionally featured actions on numerous budget trailer bills as part of the 2021 Budget Act. CHEAC will…
Read More »Lawmakers in Sacramento this week maintained a steady pace of floor sessions only, working toward next Friday’s legislative deadline for any bill to be passed to the Governor. With only days remaining in this year’s legislative session, legislators continue to secure last-minute amendments and votes to get their remaining bills in play across the finish…
Read More »Today, the California State Senate and Assembly fiscal committees met the deadline to hear and report all bills. Pursuant with today’s deadline, both the Senate and Assembly Appropriations Committees yesterday held their suspense file hearings, determining the fate of hundreds of legislative bills that remain in play for this year’s session. Only two weeks remain…
Read More »This week, the Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) published its annual California Spending Plan to summarize the year’s state budget. The LAO on Tuesday published the overview of the 2021-22 Budget Act and highlights major features of the budget approved by the Legislature and signed by Governor Gavin Newsom. The report published by the LAO is…
Read More »This week, the California State Senate and Assembly returned to Sacramento from their month-long summer recess. Fiscal committees face a deadline next week to meet and report bills to their respective floors, and both the Senate and Assembly Appropriations Committees are set to hold suspense file hearings on measures on Thursday, August 26. During these…
Read More »On Monday, the California State Senate and Assembly will return to Sacramento from their month-long summer recess. Our four weeks will remain in the first year of the two-year legislative session upon lawmakers’ Monday return to the capital city. The next two weeks will be largely dedicated to fiscal committee deliberations and actions; fiscal committees…
Read More »This week, during a statewide tour, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law a series of budget trailer bills on several notable topics. These budget trailer bills provide the key funding and implementation details associated with investments included in the state’s FY 2021-22 Budget Act. Below, we highlight several of the actions from this week: Homelessness…
Read More »This week, the California State Senate and Assembly continued a steady pace of legislative and budget actions before adjourning for their month-long summer recess. The deadline for policy committees to meet and report bills passed on Wednesday, leaving a relatively narrow window for legislators to get their bills across the finish line during the remainder…
Read More »The California State Senate and Assembly this week continued with a steady pace of budget actions and policy matters. Legislators face a deadline of next Wednesday, July 14 for policy committees to hear and report bills in their opposite house, and the Legislature’s month-long summer recess is set to begin upon adjournment of session on…
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